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Crandon, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Crandon is a Census city of 1,365 people across 5.22 square miles of land, in Forest County. Median household income is $42,784, 68.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Crandon
What Crandon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.22 sq mi
- Water area0.97 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land261
- County holding the largest share of its areaForest County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crandon
How many people live in Crandon
- Population1,365
- Median age44.0
- Population under 18260 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over301
- Share 65 and over22.1 percent
- Households659
- Family households352
- Share of households that are families53.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crandon
Income and work in Crandon
- Median household income$42,784
- Per capita income$28,161
- Civilian labor force556
- Employed546
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over1,031
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crandon
Housing in Crandon
- Housing units905
- Occupied units659
- Vacant units246 plus or minus 80
- Vacancy rate27.2 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied452
- Renter occupied207 plus or minus 44
- Ownership rate68.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$136,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$654
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units712
- Share single family78.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more190 plus or minus 60
- Share in buildings of two or more21.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crandon
How Crandon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute504
- Commuting under 15 minutes320 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting under 15 minutes63.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more137 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Drove alone71.5 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Worked from home7.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crandon
SBA loans in Crandon (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,361,000
- Average approval$226,833
- Median approval$180,750
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported18
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crandon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Crandon
SBA loans in Crandon (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,873,000
- Average approval$468,250
- Median approval$463,500
- Largest approval$826,000
- Jobs supported50
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crandon, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Crandon
Flood risk in Crandon
- NFIP communityCity of Crandon
- NFIP community number550143
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/11
The City of Crandon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550143 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Forest County, not Crandon
Forest County context, not Crandon figures
- Establishments in Forest County227
- Covered employment, Forest County3,244
- Average annual pay, Forest County$45,541
- Housing units permitted, Forest County65
Every figure in this section is published for Forest County as a whole and is not a measurement of Crandon.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Crandon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Crandon, Wisconsin?
1,365, in 659 households. Crandon city covers 5.22 square miles of land, which is 261 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Crandon in?
Forest County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Crandon?
$42,784. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $136,500. Median gross rent is $654 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Crandon businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $180,750, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crandon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Crandon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Crandon. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Crandon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Crandon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Crandon, city of, community 550143, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Crandon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Forest County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Crandon.
Is zoning published for Crandon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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